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Inside the Post-Dispatch
Hosted by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch · EN
Go behind the scenes at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and hear from reporters and editors on politics, entertainment, features and more news stories that impact the St. Louis area.
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Covering St. Charles County: Ethan Colbert
Aug 17, 202300:25:09Tap to summarizeSt. Charles County beat reporter Ethan Colbert joins Beth O'Malley and public safety editor Alex Valentine (who is also his boss) to discuss his coverage of a growing region of the St. Louis area. Colbert's coverage includes articles about concerns some residents raised over the attire of a St. Charles City-County Library employee, residential developments and politics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Legal pot, taxes and guns: Kelsey Landis on reporting on St. Louis County government
Aug 9, 202300:39:37Tap to summarizeSt. Louis County government reporter Kelsey Landis joins co-hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller to discuss how she reports on the County Council, but avoids boring meeting coverage. Landis discusses several recent topics, including gun control, property tax freezes and smoking in parks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Jesse Bogan on how his journalism focuses on 'people who are invisible'
Aug 2, 202300:42:27Tap to summarizeEnterprise reporter Jesse Bogan joins Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller to discuss his work on a variety of stories, including coverage of sales taxes on guns, rural Missouri, All Things New, statewide issues, possible radioactive contamination in Florissant, prisoners and SORTS (a program in Missouri for sexually violent predators). Bogan has worked at the paper since 2010.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →'This beat is always fresh and new,' real estate and development reporting, as well as Sk8 Liborius
Jul 19, 202300:25:30Tap to summarizeBusiness reporter Steph Kukuljan, who covers real estate and development in the St. Louis area, joins co-hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley to discuss Brick City, her weekly email newsletter, as well as recent articles. One of those topics was the fire at a historic church turned into a skate park, Sk8 Liborius. Kukuljan talks about the impact of the development, and the fire, and the group's plans for the future. Email Steph Kukuljan. Sign up for the Brick City newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Kevin C. Johnson on the response to his column about Morgan Wallen
Jul 12, 202300:27:40Tap to summarizeMusic critic Kevin C. Johnson discusses the response his recent column, about why he didn't review Morgan Wallen's St. Louis concerts, with co-hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller. Johnson talks about how readers, as well as Wallen's manager, reacted to the column, and how Johnson was protecting his peace by choosing not to review an artist previously recorded in a racist rant.Read Johnson's column here.Sign up for The Blender to hear more about the St. Louis music scene.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →'We do the kind of journalism that comes from caring about the community'
Jul 6, 202300:21:27Tap to summarizeCo-hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller return from a longer-than-expected break to interview public safety editor Alex Valentine about how the team of reporters covers public safety and crime in the St. Louis region.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Back in the new year
Dec 28, 202200:00:20Tap to summarizeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Reporter Katie Kull on covering the St. Louis school shooting: Inside the Post-Dispatch
Nov 3, 202200:27:08Tap to summarizeSt. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Katie Kull joins podcast hosts Beth O'Malley and Liz Miller to discuss the coverage of the Oct. 24 school shooting. The shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts and Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience high schools killed two people, student Alexzandria Bell and teacher Jean Kuczka. Police shot and killed the shooter. Find more coverage of the shooting and the aftermath at stltoday.com. Behavioral Health Response is offering free assistance for those who feel they need to speak to a mental health expert. Call 988 or 314-469-6644. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Ian Froeb discusses the return of restaurant ratings and previews offerings at Centene Stadium
Oct 19, 202200:29:43Tap to summarizeRestaurant critic Ian Froeb joins podcast hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley to talk about the return of ratings with his reviews. He also discusses a recent bad review, writing reviews and about some restaurants coming to Centene Stadium when St. Louis City SC begins its first season in the MLS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Erin Heffernan discusses St. Louis serial killer case, telling victims' stories
Oct 5, 202200:26:50Tap to summarizeReporter Erin Heffernan joins hosts Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley to discuss her recent reporting on the 1990 serial murders of four St. Louis women. In the episode, Heffernan details how O’Fallon police department Detective Sergeant Jodi Weber broke the 30-year-old serial killer case wide open. Heffernan also discusses how she approached interviewing the victims' families to share their stories.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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